Modular Sealing Device with Detachable Cones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sealing devices for wall penetrations face challenges in versatility, as they often require multiple devices for different line diameters and struggle with reliable sealing under varying conditions, including water pressure and humidity, due to material stiffness or softness limitations.
Innovation Solution
A modular sealing device with reversibly detachable sealing cones of varying diameters that can be connected to a single sealing body, allowing for easy adaptation to different line sizes and enabling manual assembly and disassembly without tools, using a plug-in connection system that allows for elastic deformation to generate sealing force.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a relatively stiff material is used for the sealing body to apply high sealing forces, then reliable sealing under water pressure is achieved, but manual assembly and disassembly becomes impossible requiring clamping devices
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing device is divided into a sealing body and separate sealing cones that can be independently assembled and disassembled. The sealing cones are inserted into the sealing body through a reversibly detachable connection, allowing the sealing cones to be removed and replaced without removing the entire sealing body from the wall opening.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing cones are nested within the sealing body, with each sealing cone having a conical sealing section that fits into the sealing body's internal structure. The sealing cones can be inserted and removed from the sealing body while the sealing body remains installed in the wall opening.
2Ease of operation
If a relatively soft material is used for the sealing body to enable manual assembly and disassembly, then ease of operation is improved, but sufficiently high sealing forces cannot be applied compromising sealing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing cones are pre-assembled onto the lines before insertion into the sealing body. The conical sealing sections are designed to be inserted into the sealing body in a specific sequence, with each sealing cone being firmly held in position by the overlapping arrangement and reversibly detachable connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The conical sealing sections have a curved conical shape that allows them to be inserted into the sealing body and generate sealing force through their geometric form. The conical geometry enables the sealing surfaces to contact and seal against the wall opening and lines effectively.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different sealing devices are kept available for different line diameters, then adaptability to various line sizes is achieved, but device complexity and inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single sealing body is designed to accommodate multiple different line diameters by accepting different sealing cones. The sealing body has a universal structure with an internal cavity that can hold sealing cones of various sizes, allowing one sealing body to serve multiple functions for different line configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing device allows dynamic reconfiguration by enabling the removal and replacement of sealing cones. The reversibly detachable connection permits the sealing cones to be exchanged based on the specific line diameter requirements, transforming a static single-purpose device into a dynamic multi-purpose system.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The modular design enhances versatility, reduces inventory needs, and allows for reliable sealing across different line diameters and conditions, including high humidity and water pressure, using a softer material while maintaining effective sealing forces through elastic deformation.
Implementation Method 1
an elastically deformable sealing body which can be inserted into the opening of the wall section
Data Source
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AI summary
The sealing device (1) has a resilient deformable seal element (3) which is inserted into aperture of wall portion. Several sealing cone portions (5,7,19) are coaxial to the seal element and are overlapped with each other. The sealing cone portions are set in reversible releasable connection with the seal element. The sealing cone portion (19) is formed in the inner circumferential surface of the seal element.